So my Greenwood 100 is down yet again. I've burned a total of about 8 cords of wood since it got up and running last winter and have cleaned the creosote twice and installed a draft inducer. Each time I've done something, the smoking has gotten better and it seems to be running well but now there's just not enough draft/fresh air to keep it from smoking.
I had a licensed contractor install it, the chimney seems to be what it's supposed to be and it was working fine at one point, but no longer. When I open the door you can see there's not enough fresh air, as the fire is in a starved state, yet the vents are clear enough. It got so smoky today while I tried to let it burn out that my CO monitor kept going off. (Yes, I took precautionary measures.)
Has anyone else had this sort of problem? Given that I have a draft inducer and the chimney is clear of blockage and it was working at one time, I can only surmise that it must be something internal. I saw on a complaint site for the Greenwood that the owner has to remove the rear boiler plate manifold for cleaning or the boiler will start smoking. But given that I've only run it for a total of about 3 months, it's hard to believe that I'd already need to take such a drastic step.
I had a licensed contractor install it, the chimney seems to be what it's supposed to be and it was working fine at one point, but no longer. When I open the door you can see there's not enough fresh air, as the fire is in a starved state, yet the vents are clear enough. It got so smoky today while I tried to let it burn out that my CO monitor kept going off. (Yes, I took precautionary measures.)
Has anyone else had this sort of problem? Given that I have a draft inducer and the chimney is clear of blockage and it was working at one time, I can only surmise that it must be something internal. I saw on a complaint site for the Greenwood that the owner has to remove the rear boiler plate manifold for cleaning or the boiler will start smoking. But given that I've only run it for a total of about 3 months, it's hard to believe that I'd already need to take such a drastic step.